American researchers have developed a new Bird Flu vaccine designed to last longer and which could offer more protection against the deadly strain of Avian influenza. This vaccine, developed by study author Suresh Mittal and his team at Purdue university uses a modified common cold virus to act as the carrier. The vaccine has been successfully tested on mice and has a number of advantages. The vaccine can be stored for longer periods of time and will not make its users sick as the adeno-virus in the vaccine is incapable of multiplying. It can be made without using eggs which usually are in severe shortage during every outbreak of the dreaded flu. Dosage too can be lowered as the vaccine stimulates the immune system of the human body. All this make the new vaccine very promising and if everything goes according to plan, we should see the new bird flu vaccine hitting medical stores in the near future.
Via: Yahoo News